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Pure Magic

More than six years ago I clearly remember watching my shiny new MultiCam run down the table, stop at a precise location and then magically carve away at a piece of Precision Board to reveal the piece I had designed a few minutes previously at my desk. It was pure MAGIC. The pieces I designed at first were very simple for I had so much to learn

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A star is born

Chris’ name plaque had a lot less steps compared to some of the others. It was to be a simple domed oval with  border and slightly raised textured center. I tweaked the font I chose as the ‘s’ was higher than the other letters

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No horsing around today

Today was a busy one in the shop, both getting ready for the upcoming Sign Magic Workshop and also working on some projects. The Lark Rise sign got the bulk of the attention today with the final base oats and glazes being applied. The ladies did the bulk of the work and did a great job too! In the shot below Sarah and Haley are just finishing the second coat of glaze on the post

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Playing with new toys

With the next Sign magic Workshop now only a week away we are very busy creating the name plaques we give each attendee. For the first one I wanted to create the look of an old piece of news paper with Darrel’s name on it. The font I used was called American typewriter. To get an antique look I decided I would give a new tool in EnRoute 5 a try

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